Spruce Up Your Work-Week Pony with a DIY Crisscross Weave

(Source: 'The New Braiding Handbook')Although we never tire of a good old-fashioned ponytail, sometimes we crave something a little bit more extravagant. Turns out the solution to spicing up a basic pony might be just as simple as a little criss cross. While exploring Abby Smith's The New Braiding Handbook: 60 Modern Twists on the Classic Hairstyle, we came across a very doable crisscross ponytail that we just can't wait to try out. Check out the steps below to learn how to make over your work-week ponytail.

Tools:Clear elastic bandsSteps:1. Gather a small section of hair from the front left side and cross it to the opposite side.

2. Combine it with a thin section of hair from the back opposite side and tie off with a clear elastic band.

3. Take a small section of hair from the opposite right side and combine with another thin section of hair from the back. This section should now be over the previous tied-off section.

4. Using a clear elastic, combine right section with a thin section from the back.

5. Repeat until you have four crisscrosses. Leave out two small sections of hair near the nape of the neck, and tie the rest of the hair into a ponytail.

6. Wrap the right section over the ponytail and then wrap the left section over the ponytail. (You'll need to hold these sections tight with your free hand.)

7. Secure the sections with a clear elastic band underneath the ponytail.

See the final look, below!

(Source: All photos 'The New Braiding Handbook')Get this look and more in the The New Braiding Handbook: 60 Modern Twists on the Classic Hairstyle, $14, at amazon.com.